First post so hello to everyone. With every vehicle I've owned I have always picked one forum to register at and after 2yrs of Jeep ownership Wayalife has been picked. Love the YouTube videos and the fact Wayalife actually provides some input into these forums. Glad to be here and I hope to learn and share my experiences as well.
Anyway; I recently had a Rubicon Express 2.5" RE7141M installed on my 2016 JK Willy's (2dr). The RE part number is actually a JKU kit so presumably the coils will be a little higher than the JK, even the part numbers are different between the JK and JKU coils. It's been a week and I know settling will occur but comparing stock JKU measurementsI found online and the measurements from my front axle (tube to frame) and coil (top perch to spring tower) are fairly close giving me about 3.75" lift in the front. Remember I have a JK not a JKU so this may play a factor.
Based on my research it's pretty normal to get about an inch over the advertised lift, Teraflex acknowledges this as well. But my concern is possible driveline issues. My Jeep has 14K miles and I noticed yesterday the right side is off center from the left side by about 1/2in. Thankfully it's equal on both front and rear but this tells me an adjustable track bar would need to be in place front/rear to re-center this. That was unexpected and although it may not be necessary right away it's still "something else" that's popped up. Is there anything else I need to worry about on my JK with this unexpected lift height? Thanks for any info.
Anyway; I recently had a Rubicon Express 2.5" RE7141M installed on my 2016 JK Willy's (2dr). The RE part number is actually a JKU kit so presumably the coils will be a little higher than the JK, even the part numbers are different between the JK and JKU coils. It's been a week and I know settling will occur but comparing stock JKU measurementsI found online and the measurements from my front axle (tube to frame) and coil (top perch to spring tower) are fairly close giving me about 3.75" lift in the front. Remember I have a JK not a JKU so this may play a factor.
Based on my research it's pretty normal to get about an inch over the advertised lift, Teraflex acknowledges this as well. But my concern is possible driveline issues. My Jeep has 14K miles and I noticed yesterday the right side is off center from the left side by about 1/2in. Thankfully it's equal on both front and rear but this tells me an adjustable track bar would need to be in place front/rear to re-center this. That was unexpected and although it may not be necessary right away it's still "something else" that's popped up. Is there anything else I need to worry about on my JK with this unexpected lift height? Thanks for any info.